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A dark domain like that ofThe Boysmight not seem like the idealistic post for an optimist likeWally West’sversion of theFlash . However , when the metahumans of DC ’s population become hunt by an elect task force , the third Flash still manages to be a true hero … and he does so in what might be his best costume .
Wally West has had more costume changes than most heroes in the DC Universe . As Kid Flash , he started out in a miniature Flash costume , before graduating to the iconic red and yellow costume with his haircloth give away that most fan are familiar with . From there he would go on to gain a diverseness of costumes , such as the costume he gain when he took over for Barry Allen , his red and silver Rebirth costume , andWally West ’s more recent all - disconsolate Dr. Manhatten costume . Though many of these costumes are good or even great , none of them quite gain the height of his outfit fromNightwing : The New Order .
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Coming from the creative squad of Kyle Higgins and Trevor McCarthy , Nightwing : The New Orderis a dark time to come where Nightwing has turned against DC ’s heroes . After an all - out war between hoagie and villain effect in Batman ’s death , Nightwing blow up a bomb calorimeter in Metropolis , eliminating the Justice Leagueand foray most of the world ’s metahumans of their tycoon . fortuitously one hoagy it did n’t affect was Wally West . Joining together with his former friends from the Teen Titans , Wally form a resistance group to Nightwing ’s anti - metahuman task force play . To reflect the dark future , Wally ’s new costume is predominantly black with red lines simulate lightning . tie the outfit together is the iconic yellow thunderbolt still at the center of the costume .
What give the costume so effective is its easiness . The main black look sleek and provides a great contrast with the cherry-red elements . Trevor McCarthy ’s art sell the costume and Wally ’s role in the write up well . Wally West has always been a powerful zep , but this older take on the Flash is glow with power , the crimson lightning crackling off the costume . There is also an factor of familiarity to it . In the similarly black hereafter ofThe Dark Knight Returns , Barry Allen sports a like black get - up , though his has more yellow element and swaps out the full leggings for something consanguineous to bicycle shorts .
It ’s often said that adversity is what cause Cuban sandwich , and that ’s undeniably on-key here . Despite throw his well friend wrench on him , this succeeding version of Wally is still a hero . rooter might still debate whichFlashcostume isWally West’sbest , but it ’s tough to deny that DC ’s version ofThe Boysgave Wally one of his most powerful costumes ever .
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